Privacy Policy

Updated 2/2008

Personal Information

Our "Contact Us" page contains a simple form which can be used to send us a message. Information entered into the form is emailed to us by a script on the server. The information is not retained on the server. If the user chooses, the message may include a name, email, and other personal information. We will only use this information to contact the user if requested, and we will not use the information provided to contact the user for any other reason. Any information provided will be kept strictly private, and will never be sold, shared, or given away.

Anyone who chooses to use the contact form should NOT consider it to be a secure method of communication, and should not include sensitive or personal information.

No other personal information is collected on this site.

Non-Personal Information We Record

As is standard practice with any web site, an automatically generated file will record basic statistical information about users who browse the web site, read pages, or download information. We use this information only in aggregate form for statistical analysis and to help make our site more useful. The tracking system does not record personal information.

During your visit, our system may record:

• Your IP address and/or organization's internet domain, such as "xcompany.com" and/or "123.456.789.123".
  
• The type of browser (for example, "Netscape version X" or "Internet Explorer version X") that you are using;
  
• The type of operating system that you use (for example, Macintosh, Unix, or Windows);
  
• The date and time you visit the site and the web pages that you visit on our site; and
  
• The address of the previous web site you were visiting, if you linked to us from another web site.

Cookies

At this time, our site does not use "cookies".

Information from Email You Send to Us

If you decide to send us an email message, the message will contain your return email address. If you include personally identifying information in your email, we may use that information in responding.

Please note that email is not necessarily a secure or private method of communication. If the information or topic is of a sensitive nature, we would encourage you to contact us via telephone instead.

Links to Other Sites

This statement discloses the privacy practices only for Genome Resources and this web site. If we provide links to other web sites, please be aware that web sites owned by others are beyond our control. These sites may have differing privacy policies, and we encourage you to review the privacy policies of any site you link to from ours before providing personal information.

Questions and Concerns

If you have any questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please call, write, or contact us using the information on our "Contact Us" page.